EA finance chief Blake Jorgensen said: "I think our business seems to be operating pretty consistent as it has been over the last couple of years.

"The console purchases are up through the end of calendar year '15.

"Our estimate is 55 million units out there which has exceeded virtually everyone's forecast for the year and now almost 50 per cent higher than previous console cycle so, all of that is very-very positive, all the gameplay we're seeing and the engagement and things like Ultimate Team we're seeing is positive."

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This week, Microsoft reported its financial results for the quarter ending December 31 2015.

Games business revenue increased five per cent year-on-year, but hardware revenue declined nine per cent.

Microsoft said this was the result of decreased sales of the Xbox 360.

There was a "slight" decrease in Xbox One revenue, but Microsoft said that was because of a higher volume of units sold year-on-year offset by a lower sale price for the console.

For the same quarter, sales for Sony's games business increased 10.5 per cent year-on-year, primarily due to increases in PS4 software and hardware sales. Sony shifted 8.4m PS4s in the quarter.